Before anyone else thinks of it
I’m copywriting the name for the epic battle between Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds and African-American Chamber Chairman George Hawthorne: “The Thriller in Devilliers”
Streets and Lanes Ministry
Streets and Lanes Ministry is quietly making a difference in lives of Pensacola’s homeless population. President and founder of the organization, Cathy Harris, who was…
Deepwater Leaking?
Nearly two years after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, pilot Bonny Schumaker is still seeing what looks like oil streaming from the Deepwater…
Jerralds: Hawthorne is ‘pissing in the wind’ and ‘full of shenanigans’
Despite a request by Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce Chairman George Hawthorne, the Pensacola City Council did not address Councilman John Jerralds’ recent…
Arrest Log March 20
The following suspects were charged with felonies Sunday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Jimmy Lee Brown, 46,…
DOJ, FBI and FDLE to probe Trayvon Martin killing
Miami Herald reports the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the FBI will investigate the killing of Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin by…
Business Challenge Winner: Carmen’s Lunch Bar
The winner of the $50,000 Pensacola Business Challenge is Carmen’s Lunch Bar, which will be owned by Mari Joseph, who has served as the general…
It’s Denver!
ESPN and Yahoo are reporting that Peyton Manning has decided to go with the Denver Broncos. READ
My Florida Voices column gains momentum
Check out my latest column for Florida Voices. Please tweet and “like” it on Facebook. Thanks http://www.floridavoices.com/columns/rick-outzen/bp-settles-pardon-my-laughter BP Settles? Pardon My Laughter By Rick Outzen…
Arrest Log March 19
The following suspects were charged with felonies Saturday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Jeramey Patrick Arnold, 26,…
Hawthorne makes emergency request to be added to City Council agenda
A letter from George Hawthorne regarding Councilman John Jerrald’s meeting on Hawthorne’s Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce: March 18, 2012 Honorable Sam Hall City…
They aren’t a state… so how would they know it’s weird to have a primary on Sunday
Mitt Romney won Puerto Rico with all 20 of the island’s delegates at stake, more than 50% of the votes. Did this have anything to…
Help Sherwood First-Graders
Last week, we posted the link to DonorsChoose.org. Three local schools in high poverty areas needed help. Two schools have had their requests filled thanks…
Occupy has not gone away … it’s just gone viral
Six months later the movement is going far beyond facebook and twitter to organize future protests. Occupy 2.0 will include high-tech mapping systems and private…
Happy St. Patricks Day Mr. O’Bama!
President Obama had a Guinness today at the Dubliner in Washington
Tale of two charter schools
There were two charter schools that had questions asked of them at Friday’s board workshop: Newpoint Pensacola and A.A. Dixon. Newpoint Pensacola is the new…
My must-read picks
Graduation Day When the massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeast Japan in March, some 25,000 people were killed, many of them swept out to sea….
Kazoo, Blue Wahoos mascot
 In a celebratory public ceremony held at Elebash Jewlers during Gallery Night on Friday night in downtown Pensacola, FL, the Blue Wahoos announced the…
Jerralds vs. Hawthorne and the Battle Over the GCAACC
By the time Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds called the police, George Hawthorne had summed up the Friday afternoon meeting as “odd†and “ludicrous.†“George,…
Complaint against GSI Recycling
Here is the lawsuit that was filed today against GSI Recycling. Can you imagine how bad this would have been if Friendship Missionary had actually…
